China committed to promoting intl development cooperation

2019-09-26
Xinhua

BEIJING — China will remain committed to promoting international development cooperation to build a community of shared future for mankind, according to China's Progress Report on Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

To revitalize global partnership for development, China will make sure that collaboration within the Belt and Road Initiative framework keep moving forward in the direction that does not compromise on quality so as to provide a strong push for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, said the report released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Meanwhile, China will increase assistance to developing countries and narrow the development gap between Global South and Global North.

China will also deepen global partnership for development and continue encouraging multilateral mechanisms, such as the United Nations, G20 and BRICS, to place development at the heart of global macro policy coordination, according to the report.

China has championed the development of an open world economy and the optimization of the international development environment, noted the report.

It has staunchly defended the open, transparent, non-discriminatory and rules-based multilateral trading system, actively maintained the authority and effectiveness of the WTO and engaged constructively in consultations on agreements to help liberalize and facilitate global trade and investment, said the report.